The "Testosexual" Manifesto [Awesome Read]

[sCaRz*Of*PaiN]

Today's avid, intelligent weight-training enthusiast is a rare breed. Even more rare is a young iron-head intellectual -- a species that is relatively non-existent and thrives in certain subcultures only if you prepare a grass-and-stick habitat and punch holes in the top of the can.

Pop culture presented my generation with an alternative type of "ideal" male a while back, and the aftershocks are still being felt today. Metrosexuality took us by the balls, placed a rubber band around them, and exclaimed triumphantly, "We now have your manhood! Take this wine list and moisturizing lotion so we can market you as a sensitive 'new-breed' of male and pound the ignorant band-wagon-jumping consumer a little harder!"

Metrosexuality made it cool to pay $125 dollars for a pair of jeans, and $4.50 for a double, white chocolate, mocha latte. Metrosexuality caused my gym to be overrun with guys in their late-teens and early-twenties doing nothing but crunches and biceps curls. Metrosexuality convinced me that I should shave my stomach and nipple hair. Not too rugged, if you ask me.

Essentially, Metrosexuality told a generation of young, once-virile men that we should try real hard to forget about that thing hanging between our legs and transform ourselves into femmy, sensitive eunuchs.

With all that in mind, allow me to introduce a new, more sophisticated and raw breed of young male; a weird type of animal that buys lotion with a different purpose in mind. Here's a young man who could give a **** less what people think of him, as long as he's being true to himself. Ladies and gentlemen, without further ado, I present you with the Testosexual!

Please, hold your applause.

The Testosexual prides himself on his ambition. He aspires to learn as much as possible and never turns a deaf ear to the advice of his colleagues. Testosexual is confident in his ability and trains not only his body, but his mind as well. Sharp as a tack, and sturdy as a two-by-four, the Testosexual is a well-rounded manifestation of dedication, morals, ideals, training, conditioning, discipline and virility.

In the fitness world, Testosexual does not fall victim to mainstream marketing ploys. He uses average muscle rags as toilet paper and gets his reading material from much more knowledgeable sources. He doesn't blow outrageous amounts of money on sugar-filled supplements and diuretic "fat-burners." He's way too intelligent to fall for stupid bar graphs that show the correlation between a "miracle muscle gain elixir" and a placebo.

Testosexual trains with vigor and always has a plan of attack in the gym. He strays away from his ignorant counterparts who convene by the bench press and compare pecs. He doesn't listen to brain-dead personal trainers, or give any heed to gym-rat philosophy. Testosexual trains effectively. He's in, he hits it hard, and he's out. He even manages to score the number of the hot chick who's popping out of her spandex behind the front counter.

Testosexual takes his education seriously. He's attentive in his studies and always asks pertinent questions to help keep the collective classroom intelligence up to a high level. He reads books other than those classroom-assigned novels, and relishes in the fact that he's enhancing his vocabulary and expanding his knowledge while his cohorts sit gawk-eyed in front of Seinfeld re-runs.

On Friday night, Testosexual would rather spend his time engaging in stimulating conversation over a microbrew than guzzling kegs of Natural Light at a frat party and waking up the next morning with the female equivalent of Ronnie Coleman. When he does indulge, though, Testosexual leaves the piss-beer for the sissies, and savors something with a bit of flavor.

Testosexual sets goals and works like hell to reach them. He is persistent with all of his endeavors and always looks forward to a challenge. He's never trampled over or walked on because Testosexual operates like Samuel L. Jackson from Pulp Fiction: cool and calm, with overtones of bad-ass-ness.

Testosexual sports an open-minded point-of-view and is passionate about his ideals. He knows to choose his battles wisely, but is never afraid to fight for his morals. He is humble in victory and doesn't point fingers when defeated. Testosexual realizes that time is an extremely important asset, and won't have anyone waste his. He surrounds himself with people from similar lifestyles, and fights tooth and nail for his compatriots for they complement his way of life and would do the same for him.

Sexually, Testosexual has learned to play the field and keep options open. In the off chance that he finds himself in a decent relationship, he doesn't succumb to the "gully-hole" only to be grouped with the other whipped choirboys. He only enters relationships that complement his way of life and with females who show an intelligence level comparable to his own. He may wade into the shallow end of the female population every now and then, but knows that when he emerges, it's time to move on; he can never completely communicate with something that has the intelligence of a dry sponge—no matter how tight her backside is.

Most importantly, Testosexual doesn't live down to the stereotypical perception of idiocy and apathy that much of America has adopted for him, and takes pride in proving the bastards wrong. He learns, he applies, and he conquers.

Metrosexuality has all but taken its last breath. It's time for the Testosexual to shed the clean-shaven, hairless skin of superficiality, drop the hypersensitive, crying-on-his-girlfriend's-shoulder, chai-tea drinking, mud-masking, sweet-talking, Sex in the City-watching, pretty boy act and allow his testicles to re-descend.

Personally, I can't wait for my nipple hair to grow back.

Damn right.

[Clifford Gillmore]

Risks take on the subject

I went to the city today, its a small city, only a few high tier stores - but a city none the less. Every tenth person would look at me, and every eleventh would make eye contact. That doesn't seem like alot, until people start looking at me like they recognise me. I have a fairly athletic physique, big calves and broad shoulders - which leads to this, any young testosexual in my city is a meathead, sports star, freak, juicer, or etc.

The new(read; old) mentality of big abs, chest and biceps means that average meathead of today is not acceptable. I'm more than happy not being acceptable.

[accuFLEX]

...which leads to this, any young testosexual in my city is a meathead, sports star, freak, juicer, or etc.

Bingo! Same thing where i live.

[sCaRz*Of*PaiN]

I'm more than happy not being acceptable.

Preach on! Seriously though, I also wish to one day become "unacceptable", lol.

[J450n]

Nice.

[surfer16]

lol, awesome read

[BigCorey75]

that was cool, im heading to the gym

[KingWilder]

haha, but don't most people on here shave most of their body....

[TwiloMike]

haha, but don't most people on here shave most of their body....

Please stop making sense and keen observations: they get in they way of chest-thumping bravado.

[JustinASU]

haha, but don't most people on here shave most of their body....

Perhaps if I did not have a pair of balls. Otherwise, body hair is cool unless it's on your back. Don't assume everyone is a contest bodybuilder.

[TwiloMike]

Perhaps if I did not have a pair of balls. Otherwise, body hair is cool unless it's on your back. Don't assume everyone is a contest bodybuilder.

Don't assume that only contest bodybuilders groom their body hair. And if it's on your back do you have to hack off your balls if you shave your back hair?

[JustinASU]

Don't assume that only contest bodybuilders groom their body hair. And if it's on your back do you have to hack off your balls if you shave your back hair?

The assumption was made that most people on this forum shave. I was shooting back at that. That's all.

[TwiloMike]

The assumption was made that most people on this forum shave. I was shooting back at that. That's all.

I'd call body grooming a pretty fair assumption for the majority of people on this site. I don't see a need to shoot back at it.

[MM]

Frankly, I'd never call myself a "Testosexual". I'd call other people it, though.

[Progress]

I like it. Source now!

[TwiloMike]

HAR HAR! Pass my tool belt! ( I think I forgot a Kiehl's sample in there).

[Guido]

I'd resent being labeled as a "Testosexual", though I'd say the description applies to me quite well. I don't really see what sexuality has to do with it, though.

Still, nice read. Where's it from?

[crazedwombat]

testosexual...doesnt sound good, dont we have a prettier sounding name for it?more flowery?

[TwiloMike]

It certainly isn't a pretty word. How does machosexual sound?

[McIrish]

Ahhh, machosexual, I think that actually sounds far better. It's a huge improvement on "testo"sexual, at any rate.

Now, as a newly minted machosexual, excuse me while I go wrestle some grizzly bears and drink horse urine... rawrrrrrr!

[sCaRz*Of*PaiN]

Still, nice read. Where's it from?

www.ruggedmag.com

It certainly isn't a pretty word. How does machosexual sound?

That sounds a million times better, actually.

[Eszekial]

At ozzfest some stringy skin heads were grunting at me and making football calls at me.

I was proud.

[TwiloMike]

From participation in shaving/grooming threads and the understanding that a great many people here lift for vanity. Maybe not everyone shaves their chest hair but back hair, chest hair, shoulder hair, unibrows, armpit hair, crotch hair, etc. probably get clipped by a great many here.

[MM]

I'd hardly say that shaving your pubes was related to bodybuilding. Legs, chest, arms, sure.

[TwiloMike]

I'd hardly say that shaving your pubes was related to bodybuilding. Legs, chest, arms, sure.

It's related to vanity, as is much of amateur bodybuilding, and this is my opinion. Feel free to disagree.